Training has been validated

On or about March 14, 2014, Fox5 News ran a story regarding a CH-53 USMC helicopter flying over a home in Fallbrook at an altitude of 50 feet, as verified by the residents, professional photographers.

It should be noted that CH-53’s carry transponders which transmit altitude, among other data, to the FAA, and the Marine Corps reported the helo’s altitude as 1,000 feet.

I know there is debate in Fallbrook regarding the noise Marines make while training. I also know many people in Fallbrook in particular, and the country in general, don’t understand the need for our military to train when and where they do.

As we all breathe a sigh of relief from having survived the recent fires, perhaps we can look on Marines training in a different light. Maybe we can see USMC helicopters and think they not only defend our country abroad, but they save our homes when called upon here at home.

Dennis Recker